BATHS AT ROTORUA

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 597, 25 February 1929, Page 8

BATHS AT ROTORUA

“BUILDINGS REALLY OUGHT TO be CONDEMNED’* CABINET REPORT LIKELY

(Special to THE SOX) still urging the necessity for orUa are and reconstructing the bathf^*

A laite deputation met th _ . A. Hansom. Minister of Publi c K on Saturday evening, and V"' ork '’ ceived favourably. b ana w as rebuildings \vo\ild llrtbeioiS® ,lfurther use. if the Borough c!? had direct control.” said Mr r c,° unc >l Bean. Mayor of Rotorua, '“tk ' x,ctng in the pavilion bath is w ‘ ilthat you can seo through rhf rot, «a Mr. Ransom sMd ht r ° of " make a personal report to c.v< ould and the same course would ho ,? elby other Ministers shortly visitin?‘i? n district. Cabinet already had port on the cost of re-erectfnv **' of the buildings. -The work £,. S ° mdoubtedly been left too long®* w' Ransom said. Bl Mr. Xfr McLean said that Mr worthy, when he was Minister if charge of tourist resorts, had given ? deHnite promise that reconstruct,™ would be undertaken when the W •“ tomo Hostel was finished. t. 5" last financial year, only £23 hart hf™ 5 spent on the buildings. “ bceit Mr Ransom mentioned that plans for the reconstruction of native wT lages. including Whakarewarewa. hlf been prepared. The historic pointsn° Maori architecture would be served.

Mr. Ransom said that there should be an understanding between tho Main Highways Board, the Tourilr Department, and the County Counti on the question of maintaining roads used extensively by tourists.